Met Office

Phil Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence 
	(1)  how much his Department spent on  (a) rail,  (b) road and  (c) air travel by staff of the Met Office in the last 12 months;
	(2)  how much his Department spent on air travel of each class for Met Office staff in the last 12 months.

Andrew Robathan: The Met Office is a global provider of weather and climate services with customers located across the UK and overseas. It provides vital operational support to the armed forces, as well as to emergency responders during periods of severe weather and other environmental incidents. As the UK's National Meteorological Service, the Met Office also has a number of international obligations placed upon it by the World Meteorological Organization.